The Fania All Stars
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In 1969, Miranda joined the Fania All Stars and went with on tour to Europe, Asia and Latin-America. In 1973 he formed his own band called "Revelacion" and recorded "Así se compone un son" under the Fania Record Label. With this song, Miranda entered the new salsa craze which was sweeping the nation. He was then baptized as "El Niño Bonito de la Salsa" (The Pretty Boy of Salsa). During the 1970s, he continued to have more "hits" with songs like "Lupe, Lupe", "Señor Sereno" and many others.
By 1988, Miranda had planned to retire instead however, he went on to establish his own record label "IM Records" and recorded several boleros with Andy Montañez. By 1992 he signed under the management of Chino Rodriguez in New York City, who negotiated with the late Jerry Massuci on the Fania All-Star Re-Union of 1994.
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